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More About Silencing

After Miss Larkin kicked me out of my seventh grade class, other teachers heard about the ‘little Communist’ at Hamilton Junior High and were appalled. Several no longer called on me in class; others derided the ideas I shared if … Continue reading

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Donning Masks to be loved

My partner, Wonono, and I watched “Murder in the First” last night with Kevin Bacon, , which upset me as much as “Cuckoo’s Nest” did years ago.  In  each the person is brutalized for not conforming, or for just being … Continue reading

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